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Population loss in rural Oklahoma: Harper County

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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Harper County , Buffalo ) Buffalo  is the county seat of Harper County . P opulation loss by degrees:  80-89% ,  70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 23.8% - Harper County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 17.3% - Harper County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Harper County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1948, when Harry Truman beat Thomas Dewey by 2.4 percentage points.  In 1964, Barry Goldwater beat LBJ by 5.3 percentage points, and third-party candidate George Wallace received 15 % of the vote  in 1968. Town of Buffalo Public Library Related reading: Local newspapers are important, threatened.   (Tulsa World , 10/20/2018) A pretty depressing comprehensive report from the University of North Carolina’...